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martin luther king jr.'s "i have a dream" speech in its entirety. >>> a question of character. let's play "hardball." ♪ >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. the content of his character. remember that great line in martin luther king's speech? remember how he offered the hope that his four little children as he put it would some day be judged not by the color of their skin but by the content of their character? have we reached that day? have we? is that how people of color are judged today? is that how the president of the united states has been judged? by the content of his character? i wish. you may wish. he must wish. barack obama the man has led a remarkable life. he excelled in school. he climbed to the ivy league and made editor of the harvard law review in a blind test that has nothing to do with affirmative action. nothing. he has led an unblemished life, has been a solid faithful husband, a loving caring father to his daughters. his political flaw is that he spends too many evening
martin luther king jr.'s "i have a dream" speech in its entirety. >>> a question of character. let's play "hardball." ♪ >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. the content of his character. remember that great line in martin luther king's speech? remember how he offered the hope that his four little children as he put it would some day be judged not by the color of their skin but by the content of their character? have we reached that day?...
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martin luther king jr. and all those who fought for served better than whining about political gridlock. try to figure out who he's talking to here. let's listen. >> -- political gridlock now. read a little history. it's nothing new. yes, there remain racial inequalities in employment, income, health, wealth, incarceration, and in the victims and perpetrators of violent crime. but we don't face beatings, lynchings, and shootings for our political beliefs anymore. and i would respectfully suggest that martin luther king did not live and die to hear his heirs whine about political gridlock. it is time to stop complaining and put our shoulders against the stubborn gates holding the american people back. >> well, some historic perspective to put today's immovable politics in context. joining me now is historian douglas brinkley who's book is "cronkite." and first african-american speech writer ever and he wrote speeches for as far back as we know anyway, terry. they should have researched this, right? >> yes. >
martin luther king jr. and all those who fought for served better than whining about political gridlock. try to figure out who he's talking to here. let's listen. >> -- political gridlock now. read a little history. it's nothing new. yes, there remain racial inequalities in employment, income, health, wealth, incarceration, and in the victims and perpetrators of violent crime. but we don't face beatings, lynchings, and shootings for our political beliefs anymore. and i would respectfully...
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in his "i have a dream" speech, the reverend martin luther king jr. said many of our white brothers as evidenced by their presence here today have come to realize that their destiny is tied up with our destiny, that their freedom is bound to our freedom. we can't walk alone. of course, conservatives never much liked dr. king. but conservatives claim an enduring devotion to our founding documents, the declaration of independence, the constitution, even though they have always had trouble believing those founding documents really apply to everyone. so of course, conservatives just hated this. >> we, the people, declare today that the most evident of truths, that all of us are created equal. is the star that guides us still, just as it guided our forebears through seneca falls and stonewall, just as it guided all those men and women, sung and unsung, who left footprints along this great mall, to hear a preacher say we can't walk alone. to hear a king proclaim that our individual freedom is bound to the freedom of every soul on earth. >>t heoc that bill o
in his "i have a dream" speech, the reverend martin luther king jr. said many of our white brothers as evidenced by their presence here today have come to realize that their destiny is tied up with our destiny, that their freedom is bound to our freedom. we can't walk alone. of course, conservatives never much liked dr. king. but conservatives claim an enduring devotion to our founding documents, the declaration of independence, the constitution, even though they have always had...
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before we get to them and martin luther king jr.'s legacy let's get caught up on the political headlines today. in connecticut just 111 days after the slaughter of children at the sandy hook elementary school, the gun debate is over. with the stroke of the pen connecticut governor signed into law one of the most strictest gun laws on the books. it is the country's own system to track offenders and the ban now includes high capacity magazines. it's a start for parents who lost children in the shoot shooting. >> i can't tell you how much it means to us that our voices have been heard. we said from the outset that we want newtown to be known not for tragedy but for transformation. this law marks that turning point. >> michael: it's so effective when you hear the parents speak. governor malloy made it clear there is still so much to be done in other states and at the federal level. >> in some sense i hope this is an example to the rest of the nation. certainly to our leaders in washington who seem so deeply divided about an issue such as
before we get to them and martin luther king jr.'s legacy let's get caught up on the political headlines today. in connecticut just 111 days after the slaughter of children at the sandy hook elementary school, the gun debate is over. with the stroke of the pen connecticut governor signed into law one of the most strictest gun laws on the books. it is the country's own system to track offenders and the ban now includes high capacity magazines. it's a start for parents who lost children in the...
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today everyone was celebrating what would have been martin luther king jr.'s 84th birthday. sue says happy birthday to one of the greatest men who ever lived. lorain says thank you for leading the fight and for the sacrific sacrifices. kim says may his legacy live on. i'll have more on dr. king's legacy coming up later in the show. but first, we want to show you -- we want to share your thoughts about dr. king, about his dream on our facebook page. please head over to facebook and search "politicsnation" and like us to join the conversation that's going long after the show ends. if by blessed you mean freaked out about money well we suddenly noticed that everything was getting more expensive so we switched to the bargain detergent but i found myself using three times more than you're supposed to and the clothes still weren't as clean as with tide. so we're back to tide. they're cuter in clean clothes. thanks honey yeah you suck at folding [ laughs ] [ female announcer ] one cap of tide gives you more cleaning power than 6 caps of the bargain brand. [ woman ] that's my tide,
today everyone was celebrating what would have been martin luther king jr.'s 84th birthday. sue says happy birthday to one of the greatest men who ever lived. lorain says thank you for leading the fight and for the sacrific sacrifices. kim says may his legacy live on. i'll have more on dr. king's legacy coming up later in the show. but first, we want to show you -- we want to share your thoughts about dr. king, about his dream on our facebook page. please head over to facebook and search...
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we had martin luther king, as you pointed out. and so many families of people from virginia tech and the others. one of the mothers from virginia tech was really strong. and what she said is real courage is not standing up to the nra. real courage is standing in a classroom as a kid, as a guy comes through with a kbun and starts shooting all of your classmates and having the guts, as her daughter did, to get on the phone and talk to the police and bring them to the site. that's courage. >> 92% of americans say they support background checks. >> i absolutely agree. and we need to -- we need to let the gun owners across our country need to let their senators know where they feel and let their congress know stand. i will vote for you and i will would recollect for you. but you have to pass this legislation. >> now, you've been petitioning the ewe began that parliament to end the bill. tell me how it's going and how viewers can get involved? >> it's the anti-homosexual bill which would make it punishable by life in prison without paro
we had martin luther king, as you pointed out. and so many families of people from virginia tech and the others. one of the mothers from virginia tech was really strong. and what she said is real courage is not standing up to the nra. real courage is standing in a classroom as a kid, as a guy comes through with a kbun and starts shooting all of your classmates and having the guts, as her daughter did, to get on the phone and talk to the police and bring them to the site. that's courage....
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ambassador young had shared a story from his day, martin luther king jr. after a trip to the middle east, dr. king was visiting with a local congregation and give them a speech. they were all fired up. a kind lady in the back said, "dr. king, you are the good samaritan." and he warily walked to the side and said, "i don't want to be the good samaritan. i was just a their." the jericho road is a nasty place. it is a dangerous road. it is wind he and dark. it is not a place i want to have it. paves to be the guy that it. i want to be the guy that is aes a jericho road that blessing to its community. the groups that do that everyday , fixed the city's roads and sidewalks and repair schools and, more importantly, reading broken lives and broken spirits are the faith-based groups that we are so privileged to serve. thank you for letting me tell a few stories about it. [applause] >> good evening, everyone. it is wonderful to be here with you. thank you to jeffrey and bryan for organizing this event. i have to say i was a little concerned coming today. i was tell
ambassador young had shared a story from his day, martin luther king jr. after a trip to the middle east, dr. king was visiting with a local congregation and give them a speech. they were all fired up. a kind lady in the back said, "dr. king, you are the good samaritan." and he warily walked to the side and said, "i don't want to be the good samaritan. i was just a their." the jericho road is a nasty place. it is a dangerous road. it is wind he and dark. it is not a place i...
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martin luther king jr. holds a very special place in the hearts and minds of bahamians, not least because he spent time amongst us, both in nassau and the tiny island of bimini, where in 1964 while on a brief vacation, he composed his nobel prize acceptance speech. on a clear night, the lights of metropolitan miami are visible from the shores of bimini, showing the closeness between our two nations. we are less than 50 miles apart. however close that may be in the literal sense, we are in the geography of the soul even closer than that. the common ties of history, ethnicity and culture, migration, a common heritage of touggle bind us together. stand up for dignity. to stand up for a quality. for the message that he areaaims and the heroic that explained why he is as relevant today as compelling today as inspirational today as he was 50 years ago. we knew that his messes was that wasom a place deeper than us all. he had a call to the place and one rousing us from our slumber so that we could take our own inn
martin luther king jr. holds a very special place in the hearts and minds of bahamians, not least because he spent time amongst us, both in nassau and the tiny island of bimini, where in 1964 while on a brief vacation, he composed his nobel prize acceptance speech. on a clear night, the lights of metropolitan miami are visible from the shores of bimini, showing the closeness between our two nations. we are less than 50 miles apart. however close that may be in the literal sense, we are in the...
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martin luther king was a prophet, president obama is a president. for him to govern, and we've seen the obstruction and the challenges, and we want the president to be more assertive, but in order to get things done, he's got to give the kind of speech that allows him to go back into the sort of has of washington and do the work that's required at the executive level, but also at the sort of lobbying of congress level to effect real change. so it's a very, very complicated task that the president has. >> he's right. >> because dr. martin luther king was not in the position of president. >> king's speech was the most memorable, but it was one of many, many speeches which took place on that day on the saturday before, we're going to hold a civil rights continuation march, a broad coalition of organizations, your colleague here at msnbc and my friend and colleague s. reverend al sharpton and martin luther king iii are -- we'll be hosting a redeem the dream summit, which is a conversation about public policy issues that you have mentioned here on this s
martin luther king was a prophet, president obama is a president. for him to govern, and we've seen the obstruction and the challenges, and we want the president to be more assertive, but in order to get things done, he's got to give the kind of speech that allows him to go back into the sort of has of washington and do the work that's required at the executive level, but also at the sort of lobbying of congress level to effect real change. so it's a very, very complicated task that the...
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and the people that high school students can identify it's george washington, and martin luther king. and julian bond who is one of my heros, he said it best when he was teaching college he found all of the students knew who mar to inluther king was, but they saw him as sort of a fable, but he didn't know the other not quite so well-known people. i'm surprised that lil' wayne even knew who emmett till was or how to spell his name. it's people -- kids are googling emmett till who may not have known who he was, so that i will give lil' wayne credit for. >> michael: that's true, and the outrage of these kids once they realize the real story of lil' wayne -- of emmett till may be directed towards lil' wayne, and we have julian vaughn joining us on wednesday. >> oh, great. >> michael: thank you so much for coming. brett ehrlich didn't get to see the full presentation of the oscars last night, but good news is he is a twitter guy so he has the gist of the whole thing. he joins us next. we'll be right back. ♪ the bar harbor bake is really worth trying. [ male announcer ] get more during re
and the people that high school students can identify it's george washington, and martin luther king. and julian bond who is one of my heros, he said it best when he was teaching college he found all of the students knew who mar to inluther king was, but they saw him as sort of a fable, but he didn't know the other not quite so well-known people. i'm surprised that lil' wayne even knew who emmett till was or how to spell his name. it's people -- kids are googling emmett till who may not have...
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he will be speaking from the same spot where martin luther king jr. delivered his famous "i have a dream" speech. on tom joyner's radio show, the president game some insight on what to expect on his speech tomorrow. >> is it ready? >> not quite yet. still working on it. but let me just say for the record right now, it won't be as good as the speech 50 years ago. and so you know, all i can do on an occasion like this is just to celebrate the accomplishments of all of those folks whose shoulders we stand on. and then remind people that you know, the work is still out there for us to do. and that we honor his speech, but also more importantly, in many ways the organization and the ordinary people who came out for that speech. we honor them, not by giving another speech ourselves, because it won't be as good. but instead by just doing the day to day work, making sure this is a more equal society. >> joining me now from washington, msnbc's joy reid, and associate professor of political science and a fellow at the roosevelt institute. joy, where are you goi
he will be speaking from the same spot where martin luther king jr. delivered his famous "i have a dream" speech. on tom joyner's radio show, the president game some insight on what to expect on his speech tomorrow. >> is it ready? >> not quite yet. still working on it. but let me just say for the record right now, it won't be as good as the speech 50 years ago. and so you know, all i can do on an occasion like this is just to celebrate the accomplishments of all of those...
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martin luther king day. celebrate them both. good morning, everybody. guilt good to have you with us today on this big day of celebration. hope and renewal for all americans all the way across this land. thank you for joining us here on the "full-court press." so, here is the deal. we will be here for the next three hours to bring you up to date on the events of this weekend here in washington, d.c. our nation's capitol and then we will be popping down to the capitol building itself, and joining the coverage for current tv from 10:00 to 1:00, east coast this morning, leading up to and all the way through and after the inaugural ceremony on the west steps of the capitol which begins. the ceremony begins at 11:30 this morning great to see you with us this hour only on sirius xm. we want to heave hear from you. it should lie ahead maybe in president obama's second term. 866-55-press is the toll-free number, and how good do you think he did in the first term? what did he leave undone? you can follow. you can comment to us again on twitter and follow us on t
martin luther king day. celebrate them both. good morning, everybody. guilt good to have you with us today on this big day of celebration. hope and renewal for all americans all the way across this land. thank you for joining us here on the "full-court press." so, here is the deal. we will be here for the next three hours to bring you up to date on the events of this weekend here in washington, d.c. our nation's capitol and then we will be popping down to the capitol building itself,...
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. >>> in the latest sign of the apocalypse, paula deen outpolls m martin luther king. we will talk about that next. "i'm part of an american success story," "that starts with one of the world's most advanced distribution systems," "and one of the most efficient trucking networks," "with safe, experienced drivers." "we work directly with manufacturers," "eliminating costly markups," "and buy directly from local farmers in every region of the country." "when you see our low prices, remember the wheels turning behind the scenes, delivering for millions of americans, everyday. "dedication: that's the real walmart" some brokerage firms are. but way too many aren't. why? because selling their funds makes them more money. which makes you wonder -- isn't that a conflict? search "proprietary mutual funds." yikes! then go to e-trade. we've got over 8,000 mutual funds, and not one of them has our name on it. we're in the business of finding the right investments for you. e-trade. less for us. more for you. the fund's prospectus contains its investment objectives, risks, charges,
. >>> in the latest sign of the apocalypse, paula deen outpolls m martin luther king. we will talk about that next. "i'm part of an american success story," "that starts with one of the world's most advanced distribution systems," "and one of the most efficient trucking networks," "with safe, experienced drivers." "we work directly with manufacturers," "eliminating costly markups," "and buy directly from local farmers in...
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martin luther king jr. and others of the leadership of the march on washington into the white house. >> absolutely. and not only did that, but he called loretta scott king, locked in the birmingham jail. >> yes. >> that alone helped african-americans to see him in a brand-new way. as someone who will reach out and care about their issues and embrace them in a way that no president had done before. >> sally, there is this popular meme going around conservatives who are actually claiming that jfk was one of them. now, he admittedly wasn't the most liberal democrat, but between civil rights, treaty, the peace corps and so on, what's your take on kennedy as a conservative? >> i want to pick up on a thread goldie mentioned, which is this call he made, and bobby kennedy called to get martin luther king released from prison. this covert political action. they didn't do publicity -- there were no tweets, no blog posts, no press conferences. they did it quietly to send a message to african-american voters while at t
martin luther king jr. and others of the leadership of the march on washington into the white house. >> absolutely. and not only did that, but he called loretta scott king, locked in the birmingham jail. >> yes. >> that alone helped african-americans to see him in a brand-new way. as someone who will reach out and care about their issues and embrace them in a way that no president had done before. >> sally, there is this popular meme going around conservatives who are...
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you're question dr king martin luther king he did as much to change this country's any individual and he kept the country at peace at a time when the country was ready to blow up and he showed as much personal courage ok mark mark you're first i would say ron paul or reagan because i think they deserve a coin but they certainly don't want this one i don't know what ambassador art rooney. needs a coin if for no other reason that he's on the steelers ok thank you all for being with us the other vince stewart mark much i will be right there. let's say you're in your twenty's and just starting out in life and one day an insurance salesman walks up to your doorstep tote his briefcase where in a cheap suit and a flashy tie rings the doorbell smiles like a televangelist and says i got a deal for you he's pushing a brand new insurance plan he calls a life time disaster insurance and he says for the rest of your life you'll be covered whether you're a teenager in your twenty's in your thirty's whatever age he goes on to say this is surance protects you against any kind of disaster if you're di
you're question dr king martin luther king he did as much to change this country's any individual and he kept the country at peace at a time when the country was ready to blow up and he showed as much personal courage ok mark mark you're first i would say ron paul or reagan because i think they deserve a coin but they certainly don't want this one i don't know what ambassador art rooney. needs a coin if for no other reason that he's on the steelers ok thank you all for being with us the other...
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martin luther king's vision of racial equality? well, it all depends upon who you ask. 56% of republicans but just 38% of democrats say the country has made a lot of progress. the difference in opinion has a lot to do with the political makeup of the two parties, as we can imagine. 48% of whites say a lot of progress has been made. only 32% of african-americans agree. that explains a lot in the party difference. and we'll be right back. >>> we are back. ♪ honey, we need to talk. we do? i took the trash out. i know. and thank you so much for that. i think we should get a medicare supplement insurance plan. right now? [ male announcer ] whether you're new to medicare or not, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. it's up to you to pay the difference. so think about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement insurance plans, they help cover some of what medicare doesn't pay. i did a little research. with a medica
martin luther king's vision of racial equality? well, it all depends upon who you ask. 56% of republicans but just 38% of democrats say the country has made a lot of progress. the difference in opinion has a lot to do with the political makeup of the two parties, as we can imagine. 48% of whites say a lot of progress has been made. only 32% of african-americans agree. that explains a lot in the party difference. and we'll be right back. >>> we are back. ♪ honey, we need to talk. we...
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a man named martin luther king jr. so did thousands of alabama, montgomery commuters. they began a boycott. teachers and laborers, clergy and domestics. through rain and cold and sweltering heat, day after day, week after week, month after month, walking miles if they had to. arranging car pools where they could. not thinking about the blisters on their feet, the weariness after a full day of work, walking for respect. walking for freedom. driven by a solemn determination to affirm their god given dignity. 385 days after rosa parks refused to give up her seat the boycott ended. black men and women and children reboarded the buses of montgomery, newly desegregated, and sat in whatever seat happened to be opened. and when that victory, the entire edifice of segregation, like the ancient walls of jericho, began to slowly come tumbling down. it's been often remarked that rosa parks' activism didn't begin on that bus. long before she made headlines she had stood up for freedom, stood up for equality, fighting for voting rights, rallying against discrimination in the crimina
a man named martin luther king jr. so did thousands of alabama, montgomery commuters. they began a boycott. teachers and laborers, clergy and domestics. through rain and cold and sweltering heat, day after day, week after week, month after month, walking miles if they had to. arranging car pools where they could. not thinking about the blisters on their feet, the weariness after a full day of work, walking for respect. walking for freedom. driven by a solemn determination to affirm their god...
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martin luther king jr. urged fellow travelers to reject the status quo, to in his words at the march, refuse to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism. seven years early now to trim of in francisco, my hometown, 1956, dr. king delivered the same message to the delegates of the naacp convention. --said "now i realize those all over are telling us we must slow up, he said, but we cannot afford this slow up. we have a moral obligation to press on because of our love for america and our love for the democratic way of life, we must keep moving. in san francisco in 1956 to the mall in 1963 to america today, dr. king's message endures. we must keep moving. our heritage and our hope. advancing civil or voting rights. within two years after the march, there would be a historic civil rights act and a voting rights act. that is why i think it is very important congress observe this anniversary and what followed. there were signs of progress but not enough. at the time of the march, there were five african-american
martin luther king jr. urged fellow travelers to reject the status quo, to in his words at the march, refuse to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism. seven years early now to trim of in francisco, my hometown, 1956, dr. king delivered the same message to the delegates of the naacp convention. --said "now i realize those all over are telling us we must slow up, he said, but we cannot afford this slow up. we have a moral obligation to press on because of our love for america and our...
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martin luther king jr., rosa parks, sojourner truth. for too long, the cap the collection of statues failed to include courageous africans americans who led some the most important movement and the nations and world history. the installation of this statue in a place named emancipation hall is just one step toward correcting that glaring omission. the base of the statue bears an inscription with the words frederick douglass and was said .- famously said 155 years ago he said, "if there is no struggle, there is no progress ." , millionsng struggle of tourists who come across a country no longer have to wait to see this statue and the place where it belongs. now this generation and future generations can honor the legacy of furtive douglass at the center of democracy -- frigid douglass at the center of frederickefault -- douglass at the center of for.racy he fought there is no more fitting way of honoring him than with this statue. thank you. [applause] dr.adies and gentlemen, edna g. medford of howard university. [applause] >> thank you
martin luther king jr., rosa parks, sojourner truth. for too long, the cap the collection of statues failed to include courageous africans americans who led some the most important movement and the nations and world history. the installation of this statue in a place named emancipation hall is just one step toward correcting that glaring omission. the base of the statue bears an inscription with the words frederick douglass and was said .- famously said 155 years ago he said, "if there is...
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martin luther king jr.. , i loveo individuals them. we changed that and near the end i avoided making any reference to sherman are marching on the south. i said, if we do not see meaningful progress, we will march through virginia, through mississippi and several other places. do your a member? >> are a member all that. -- i remember all that. i was donated to the march on washington committee and my task was distributing john's speech, the original speech to murmurs of the press who were seated down below lincoln, still above on the steps. i passed out these copies of john's speech and pointed out to them, that john would be the only speaker speaking that day who talk about black people instead of negroes or colored people as was the fashion. i thought and we thought that this demonstrated how militant we were and how different we were and better and superior we were from the other civil rights organizations. none of the reporters made any objection. [laughter] >> what did you mean by militant? >> i meant aggressive. nothing harmful o
martin luther king jr.. , i loveo individuals them. we changed that and near the end i avoided making any reference to sherman are marching on the south. i said, if we do not see meaningful progress, we will march through virginia, through mississippi and several other places. do your a member? >> are a member all that. -- i remember all that. i was donated to the march on washington committee and my task was distributing john's speech, the original speech to murmurs of the press who were...
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martin luther king's vision of racial equality? well, it all depends upon who you ask. 56% of republicans but just 38% of democrats say the country has made a lot of progress. the difference in opinion has a lot to do with the political makeup of the two parties, as we can imagine. 42% of whites say a lot of progress has been made. only 32% of african-americans agree. that explains a lot in the party difference. and we'll be right back. we don'♪ ♪ fire, fire, you can take me higher ♪ ♪ take me to the mountains, start a revolution ♪ ♪ hold my hand, we can make, we can make a contribution ♪ ♪ brand-new season, keep it in motion ♪ ♪ 'cause the rhyme is the reason ♪ ♪ break through, man, it doesn't matter who you're talking to ♪ [ male announcer ] completely redesigned for whatever you love to do. the all-new nissan versa note. your door to more. ♪ your door to more. cashback concierge, here. what is a cashback concierge? well there's lots of ways you can get cash back. i'm here to help you get the most out
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>> i think what martin luther king did was write a letter from the birmingham jail, not moscow. he faced his crime when he could have had an opportunity to flee the country. he didn't do that. i think it's a very good thing he went to jail to challenge the congress of the country. he went to jail and wrote from jail. he was trying to challenge the legitimacy of the law by showing it's i will legitimacy in practice. i think edward snowden should come home and face the music. to me, that is what makes sense. if he's right, if snowden is correct, and we do have very important secrets that are being gathered by the u.s. government, why is he giving them to russia. >> we don't know he's giving them to russia. that's an assumption. >> don't you assume that they have his hard drive, that they have the ability. do we have any facts that indicate that snowden and his computers are solely without investigation by the people who just gave him asylum. >> the united states government has tried outlaw the kind of encryption that edward snowden is doing. i say it's an assumption that they have
>> i think what martin luther king did was write a letter from the birmingham jail, not moscow. he faced his crime when he could have had an opportunity to flee the country. he didn't do that. i think it's a very good thing he went to jail to challenge the congress of the country. he went to jail and wrote from jail. he was trying to challenge the legitimacy of the law by showing it's i will legitimacy in practice. i think edward snowden should come home and face the music. to me, that is...
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martin luther king jr., it changed my life. >> congressman john lewis on race in america then and now when we come back. [ male announcer ] if she keeps serving up sneezes... [ sneezing ] she may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec®. powerful allergy relief for adults and kids six years and older. zyrtec®. love the air. and kids six years and older. every day we're working to and to keep our commitments. and we've made a big commitment to america. bp supports nearly 250,000 jobs here. through all of our energy operations, we invest more in the u.s. than any other place in the world. in fact, we've invested over $55 billion here in the last five years - making bp america's largest energy investor. our commitment has never been stronger. this man is about to be the millionth customer. would you mind if i go ahead of you? instead we had someone go ahead of him and win fifty thousand dollars. congratulations you are our one millionth customer. nobody likes to miss out. that's why ally treats all their customers the same. whether you're the first or the millionth. if your bank does
martin luther king jr., it changed my life. >> congressman john lewis on race in america then and now when we come back. [ male announcer ] if she keeps serving up sneezes... [ sneezing ] she may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec®. powerful allergy relief for adults and kids six years and older. zyrtec®. love the air. and kids six years and older. every day we're working to and to keep our commitments. and we've made a big commitment to america. bp supports nearly 250,000 jobs...
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martin luther king jr. led some 125,000 people in what has been the largest civil rights demonstration in american history. the great march to freedom, walk to freedom called for an end to segregation no matter the color of their skin. today marks the tragic day of sacrifice in the civil rights movement. it was on this day 49 years ago that three young civil rights workers were brutally murdered in what became known ooze the mississippi burning case. they were registering black voters when police arrested them on trumped up speeding charges in rural philadelphia, mississippi. they were released from jail straight into the hands of men from the kkk who tortured and murdered them. it was a chase that electrified the country. tv networks cancelled their regular broadcast. >> 100 men are looking for them. the plane fact is whatever secrets lie under the green slime. this is backwoods mississippi. >> the brew tool murders shocked the nation and helped americans understand what was really happening in the south.
martin luther king jr. led some 125,000 people in what has been the largest civil rights demonstration in american history. the great march to freedom, walk to freedom called for an end to segregation no matter the color of their skin. today marks the tragic day of sacrifice in the civil rights movement. it was on this day 49 years ago that three young civil rights workers were brutally murdered in what became known ooze the mississippi burning case. they were registering black voters when...
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martin luther king jr. president and mrs. obama rolled up their sleeves today with 500 volunteers at an elementary school in northeast. vice president joe biden and his wife jill prepared care packages at the national guard armory for u.s. troops and first responders. on the national mall, a day of service summit just wrapped up a f few minutes ago. >> jim, darkness is set unwilling here now on the national mall. but today volunteers in the big white tent behind me were lighting up the place. thousands of people poured through the national day of service tent headquarters already to volunteer like jennifer artist and her two sons of little river, maryland. >> it's important to have my children with me because they get to see the importance of serving others. and we're also celebrating martin luther king's day and this is something that he would want us to do as well. >> how about 100 public and private, local and national groups of all types offered volunteer encouragement. what is best buddies? >> best buddies creates opport
martin luther king jr. president and mrs. obama rolled up their sleeves today with 500 volunteers at an elementary school in northeast. vice president joe biden and his wife jill prepared care packages at the national guard armory for u.s. troops and first responders. on the national mall, a day of service summit just wrapped up a f few minutes ago. >> jim, darkness is set unwilling here now on the national mall. but today volunteers in the big white tent behind me were lighting up the...
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he supported segregation and he opposed making martin luther king's birthday a federal holiday. helms once said this about the civil rights act. >> taking liberties away from one group of citizens and giving them to another. i thought it was bad legislation then and i have had nothing to change my mind about it. >> helms also once said "it is time to face honestly and sincerely the purely scientific statistical evidence of natural racial distinctions in group intellect." jesse helms is the gop's past, but ted cruz wants to make him the party's future, as well. republican leaders need to speak out and tell america they're putting the shameful legacy of jesse helms behind them. joining me now are joe madison and ryan grim. thank you both for being here. >> thank you, reverend sharpton. >> joe, why aren't go leaders like mitch mcconnell and john boehner denouncing this praise of jesse helms? >> because they can relate. this man has now been resurrected by them and they resurrected everything you stood for. imagine this nelson mandela would probably still be in prison because he sup
he supported segregation and he opposed making martin luther king's birthday a federal holiday. helms once said this about the civil rights act. >> taking liberties away from one group of citizens and giving them to another. i thought it was bad legislation then and i have had nothing to change my mind about it. >> helms also once said "it is time to face honestly and sincerely the purely scientific statistical evidence of natural racial distinctions in group intellect."...
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martin luther king told hundreds of thousands he had a dream. the first black president will remember king's live and legacy standing in almost the very same spot at the lincoln memorial as we look at that live right now. president obama will be joined by former presidents clinton and carter and celebrity rights and leaders as well. 50 years after one of the greatest speeches in political history, the president is expected to touch on the very same themes of justice and equality and opportunity. he will praise how far we have come but acknowledge how far we have left to go. perhaps he'll take a page from dr. king's book and transform words we have heard so many times into something unforgettable. "my country 'tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee i sing. land where my fathers died, land of the pilgrim's pride, from every mountainside, let freedom ring." >> let freedom ring. the theme for today's event as the president prepares for this speech, he'll also be juggling everything else that is going on around the world. topping that list is sy
martin luther king told hundreds of thousands he had a dream. the first black president will remember king's live and legacy standing in almost the very same spot at the lincoln memorial as we look at that live right now. president obama will be joined by former presidents clinton and carter and celebrity rights and leaders as well. 50 years after one of the greatest speeches in political history, the president is expected to touch on the very same themes of justice and equality and...
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martin luther king. >> dr. martin luther king came to me because he knew two years prior we had had a bus boycott. we gave the know how. >> he commanded respect from politicians on both sides of the aisle later becoming the president of the national baptist convention. he passed away in baton rouge earlier this month at the age of 95. lying in repose at the louisiana state capitol, something that would have been unthinkable in that state before he came along to do what he did. reverend w. franklin richardson who eulogized him and one of my mentors said you don't judge a giant by how tall he stands. you judge him by the footprint he leaves in history. we will miss reverend jemison because when it was time for justice and fairness and courage, he never missed showing up for us. thanks for watching. i'm al sharpton. "hardball" starts right now. >>> fear itself. let's play "hardball." ♪ >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start tonight with this, no sooner than the president tried to avoid
martin luther king. >> dr. martin luther king came to me because he knew two years prior we had had a bus boycott. we gave the know how. >> he commanded respect from politicians on both sides of the aisle later becoming the president of the national baptist convention. he passed away in baton rouge earlier this month at the age of 95. lying in repose at the louisiana state capitol, something that would have been unthinkable in that state before he came along to do what he did....
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martin luther king jr., my personal hero. but here is the difference. and here's what really bothers me about ted cruz. senator cruz will not take personal responsibility for his own actions or for the consequences of his actions. he says, this is not my shutdown. this is obama's shutdown. now look. dr. king never called a rally or a march and then said, it is not my rally. this must be bull connor's rally. dr. king's tactics were controversial, they were provocative. but he owned them. ted cruz should have taken personal responsibility and said yes, i did this and here is why. don't blame other people for the shutdown, senator cruz. own it. and the fact that you won't makes me fear you're not going to be a great leader but a misleader. so with that i want to turn to you. you have been allied with senator cruz. i know you share a lot of the same views. but i know your dad. and i am very concerned that we're setting a bad example of the adults now whatever we believe not taking personal responsibility. are you concerned about that? >> i agree. i mean, i
martin luther king jr., my personal hero. but here is the difference. and here's what really bothers me about ted cruz. senator cruz will not take personal responsibility for his own actions or for the consequences of his actions. he says, this is not my shutdown. this is obama's shutdown. now look. dr. king never called a rally or a march and then said, it is not my rally. this must be bull connor's rally. dr. king's tactics were controversial, they were provocative. but he owned them. ted...
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guest: i don't think martin luther king jr. can be martin luther king jr. now. he emerged before social media and twitter and facebook. i'll tell you what, as great an orator as he was, as a black preacher, the rhetoric of taylor and william jones and dr. frederick haynes. there was a number of people, caroline knight and we can name so many other people. in terms of public recognition, i think dr. alvin waller, we can talk about al sharpton gave a great speech. jesse jackson still a great orator. barack obama bring king's soothing racial read risk and the attempt to reasonably deal with a balanced approach in terms of our articulating an idea. he's got enough of a baptist preacher flavor to be able to move forward and get the arousements going. he also have legal reasoning. but martin luther king jr. was singular in his ability to do what he did. host: stephanie is on the phone from california. caller: i would like to say thank you to c-span and to professor dyson for his very public voice. i have some note that's maybe of interest. first march on washington wa
guest: i don't think martin luther king jr. can be martin luther king jr. now. he emerged before social media and twitter and facebook. i'll tell you what, as great an orator as he was, as a black preacher, the rhetoric of taylor and william jones and dr. frederick haynes. there was a number of people, caroline knight and we can name so many other people. in terms of public recognition, i think dr. alvin waller, we can talk about al sharpton gave a great speech. jesse jackson still a great...
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he doesn't know who martin luther king and beyond? he just martin luther king, right? and he out of his house, then, he has the conviction but it's six in the morning and he has a brand-new baby, right. and then when nixon calls him back, he wants to do it and nixon jokes around this is good because i was planning coming to your church anyway. but i think this kind of detail also i think makes it easier to imagine how we would to our celtic i think that's the other reason for a more detailed look at her and her life, you know, among other kind, among other civil rights histories is that a think it gives us a different way forward. >> booktv is on facebook. like us to interact with booktv guests and viewers. watch videos and get up-to-date information on events. facebook.com/booktv. >> good morning. good morning, thank you. yeah, i moved up my flight and am going to dash to the airport right after, literally right after i spend about 10 minutes here reading. i'm going to read something quite short on the theory that less is more, which is what i tried to tell my writing
he doesn't know who martin luther king and beyond? he just martin luther king, right? and he out of his house, then, he has the conviction but it's six in the morning and he has a brand-new baby, right. and then when nixon calls him back, he wants to do it and nixon jokes around this is good because i was planning coming to your church anyway. but i think this kind of detail also i think makes it easier to imagine how we would to our celtic i think that's the other reason for a more detailed...
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he told me that his image of martin luther king, jr. is this gentle father figure who would taken by the hand, walking down the street, buy him an ice-cream, played with him, tickle him. that is a sign of what people don't see. multifaceted, always, always interested in growing beyond whatever he was. anything up front? >> to use the -- to questions. our age as the ford of hair wasn't? if so, what? >> account. well, you know, it's hard to say the cynical part of me wants to say yes. i don't know that. i don't know the client needs of hair was. i no there are all kinds of people doing all kinds of creative things. starting schoolrooms. colleges like yale and all over the country people are just dying to work and come to the intercity and teach. so there's an idealism is a little bit of that enthusiasm resonate touting? i suppose, but that is a pretty time consuming way to pack you resonate. there is a wellspring, a real desire to do something to make the world better. i think we live in an age where it is kind of hard to do the right thi
he told me that his image of martin luther king, jr. is this gentle father figure who would taken by the hand, walking down the street, buy him an ice-cream, played with him, tickle him. that is a sign of what people don't see. multifaceted, always, always interested in growing beyond whatever he was. anything up front? >> to use the -- to questions. our age as the ford of hair wasn't? if so, what? >> account. well, you know, it's hard to say the cynical part of me wants to say yes....
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i'll talk about it all with my special guest martin luther king iii. we start with tonight's leap. major developments in the george zimmerman second-degree murder trial. from the very last day in court before opening arguments. today the judge made an important ruling on what prosecutors are allowed to say in their opening statement. prosecutors
i'll talk about it all with my special guest martin luther king iii. we start with tonight's leap. major developments in the george zimmerman second-degree murder trial. from the very last day in court before opening arguments. today the judge made an important ruling on what prosecutors are allowed to say in their opening statement. prosecutors
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and while he was gone on the martin luther king holiday, they voted without him. and that's the only way they got it passed. i just want to say we turned back a transvaginal ultrasound bill in virginia. there is bob mcconnell -- he is very, very conservative, but he is sensitive to national pressure. so i think people just have to raise holy hell about what they did. it's just too ugly a bill to sign. >> bob, can virginia and michigan really make a difference in the next presidential? >> oh, absolutely. and look, what is going on here is a felonious assault on free elections. it's an attempt to gerrymander the presidency. if you think about it, you could argue that republicans have not won the presidency on the up and up since 1988. they stole 2000 when they stole florida with the complicity of the supreme court. >> right. >> in 2004, they engaged in massive voter suppression. people in ohio had to weight eight and ten hours to vote, and tens of thousands of them couldn't wait eight or ten hours. they tried it again in 2012 and they lost. they can't win the presid
and while he was gone on the martin luther king holiday, they voted without him. and that's the only way they got it passed. i just want to say we turned back a transvaginal ultrasound bill in virginia. there is bob mcconnell -- he is very, very conservative, but he is sensitive to national pressure. so i think people just have to raise holy hell about what they did. it's just too ugly a bill to sign. >> bob, can virginia and michigan really make a difference in the next presidential?...
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i grew up seeing martin luther king's holiday celebrated as jackson lee king day, honoring him after two men who fought to make sure king would be born as the human property of a white man. the "new york times" reports on a controversial move in memphis tennessee to rename several city parks previously named for confederate leaders which has upset white folks in which 63% of the residents are african-american and they might not want to visit a park named for bedford former wizard of the can you ku klux klan. by now, i know a few of you are screaming at the confederacy quitting america to start their own country. it is about state's rights, right? of course it was. the state's rights to quit america to keep people livestock. under the old law slaves who couldn't vote counted as 3/5 of a person which allowed the southern states to have a disproportionate amount of representation. when america did away with this, it made some southern whites feel like they were being moved it the back of the bus. the state's rights argument is just what the rich slave-owning elite told the poor whites a
i grew up seeing martin luther king's holiday celebrated as jackson lee king day, honoring him after two men who fought to make sure king would be born as the human property of a white man. the "new york times" reports on a controversial move in memphis tennessee to rename several city parks previously named for confederate leaders which has upset white folks in which 63% of the residents are african-american and they might not want to visit a park named for bedford former wizard of...
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he told me that his image of martin luther king, jr. is this gentle father figure who would taken by the hand, walking down the street, buy him an ice-cream, played with him, tickle him. that is a sign of what people don't see. multifaceted, always, always interested in growing beyond whatever he was. anything up front? >> to use the -- to questions. our age as the ford of hair wasn't? if so, what? >> account. well, you know, it's hard to say the cynical part of me wants to say yes. i don't know that. i don't know the client needs of hair was. i no there are all kinds of people doing all kinds of creative things. starting schoolrooms. colleges like yale and all over the country people are just dying to work and come to the intercity and teach. so there's an idealism is a little bit of that enthusiasm resonate touting? i suppose, but that is a pretty time consuming way to pack you resonate. there is a wellspring, a real desire to do something to make the world better. i think we live in an age where it is kind of hard to do the right thi
he told me that his image of martin luther king, jr. is this gentle father figure who would taken by the hand, walking down the street, buy him an ice-cream, played with him, tickle him. that is a sign of what people don't see. multifaceted, always, always interested in growing beyond whatever he was. anything up front? >> to use the -- to questions. our age as the ford of hair wasn't? if so, what? >> account. well, you know, it's hard to say the cynical part of me wants to say yes....
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martin luther king jr. delivered his i have a dream speech. you would hear from the reverend holder, then, eric reverend al sharpton, among others as a picture butte to the events of the day -- as they pay tribute to the events of the day. >> for those of us from the south, 50 years ago we received our marching orders when dr. martin luther king jr. quote it the prophet isaiah, i have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted and every hill should be made low and the crooked places will be made straight and the glory of the lord should be revealed and all flesh. and this is the faith that we go back to the south with and those are our marching orders and this is the faith that we go back to the south with. yes, the south. where some are still trying to fight the civil war. where we areh witnessing this vicious attack on voters, voting rights, and the blatant voting suppression i .ne particular political party yes, the south where young teenage african-american boys cannot walk the streets of his fa
martin luther king jr. delivered his i have a dream speech. you would hear from the reverend holder, then, eric reverend al sharpton, among others as a picture butte to the events of the day -- as they pay tribute to the events of the day. >> for those of us from the south, 50 years ago we received our marching orders when dr. martin luther king jr. quote it the prophet isaiah, i have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted and every hill should be made low and the crooked...
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this is martin luther king day. we celebrate that, as well. the second time a president has been inaugurated on martin luther king day. about 800,000 people will be there on the mall. a little bit smaller than four years ago. but no less buoyant. a lot of smiling faces out there. we hear the choir of p.s. 22 in staten island. >> they are the largest choir in staten island. and i believe they are fifth graders. let's listen to them for a second. ♪ don't pay no mind to the feeling, until you feel it ♪ >> we love the caps. we love the swaying this morning. we've been thinking to ourselves, a second inauguration is typically not as -- not as surprising as the first inauguration. but nonetheless, it rededicates this country to big ideas. and the person who has to do it in his speech, walking up to the podium, is the president. we saw the first family walking in to st. john's church earlier this morning. >> they're at that worship service right now. there they are, right there, just before they walked into st. john's episcopal church, across the
this is martin luther king day. we celebrate that, as well. the second time a president has been inaugurated on martin luther king day. about 800,000 people will be there on the mall. a little bit smaller than four years ago. but no less buoyant. a lot of smiling faces out there. we hear the choir of p.s. 22 in staten island. >> they are the largest choir in staten island. and i believe they are fifth graders. let's listen to them for a second. ♪ don't pay no mind to the feeling, until...
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martin luther king, junior. now, of course today is not only inauguration day, it is also martin luther king day. and so the president and the first lady and others are expected to walk to the bust of martin luther king and pay their respects there for a few moments before the president walks out of the capitol to review the troops. >> schieffer: the bust is much better likeness of martin luther king, junior, i would say that in the view of some who say statue on the mall, the massive statue sort of doesn't look like martin luther king, junior. it's big, this one you'd know who it was if you knew who martin luther king was. i think most people do. >> pelley: the king memorial on the mall is quite an imposing memorial. it's a striking thing to see. doug brinkley is one of this nation's foremost historians on presidential history and professor of history at rice university in houston. doug, the president reviewing the troops, this is a long -- has deep, deep history in the united states. >> not only was george was
martin luther king, junior. now, of course today is not only inauguration day, it is also martin luther king day. and so the president and the first lady and others are expected to walk to the bust of martin luther king and pay their respects there for a few moments before the president walks out of the capitol to review the troops. >> schieffer: the bust is much better likeness of martin luther king, junior, i would say that in the view of some who say statue on the mall, the massive...
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now that he is safely dead, martin luther king jr. safely dead. is it true? is he safely dead today? is his dream safely dead? now, i know that many people in this room would say, no, no, no. dr. king's dream, his spirit is still so much alive amongst all of us. it's thriving right here in this room. and what better evidence could there be of this fact than that we, as a nation, all pause to pay tribute to his dream just yesterday, a national federal holiday. think about that. a national federal holiday for martin luther king jr., the man who was once deemed a threat to national security by the fbi, a radical troublemaker. is it not obvious that we as a nation have finally caught up with king? we may not be living his dream, but don't we at least share his dream? what percent evidence of this -- what better evidence of this could there be than we just reelected our nation's first black president? something that was unimaginable in 1963 or 1968. what better evidence could there be than that beautiful multiracial, multiethnic gathering on the mall in washington
now that he is safely dead, martin luther king jr. safely dead. is it true? is he safely dead today? is his dream safely dead? now, i know that many people in this room would say, no, no, no. dr. king's dream, his spirit is still so much alive amongst all of us. it's thriving right here in this room. and what better evidence could there be of this fact than that we, as a nation, all pause to pay tribute to his dream just yesterday, a national federal holiday. think about that. a national...